Mental health - if we're not talking about it, we're probably thinking about it. Our own and that of others we care about. The pandemic has focused our attention very firmly on this subject. It touches everyone - young, old, rich, poor. It transcends all difference because it's about being human and how to manage stress.
I'm chatting to friend and fellow yogi Sarah Cox about why mental health is at the top of the agenda and simply can't be ignored. Because it wasn't always this way. We reflect on previous generations who faced enormous hardship but coped. Why is it different today? Why aren't people as resilient?
Maybe the answer lies in the drift away from a collective society towards the Age of the Individual. There's a lot of "me", "myself" and "I" going on! Which is fine until something huge happens like the pandemic, and then people don't know where to turn or how to manage. They feel overwhelmed, fearful and vulnerable.
I reflect on a recent trip to the Faeroe Islands - a country made up of 18 volcanic rocks in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with 54,000 inhabitants. In such a raw, wild and unpredictable environment they rely on each other quite literally for survival. As a result, they are grounded, calm and confident.
Can we learn something from the Faeroese? Join us and find out!
Find Sarah: www.zephorium.com
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